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New Disney Movie Bombs at the Box Office

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The holiday movie season is officially here with the Thanksgiving weekend seeing people head to theaters, but while Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is continuing to dominate at the box office, Disney’s latest film, Strange World, can’t say the same. The new film from Disney Animation, which was projected for a 5-day opening of $30 million brought in a mere $11.2 million between Wednesday and Friday, according to The Wrap. That’s currently less than a previous Disney film that bombed at the box office over Thanksgiving in 2002, Treasure Planet which eared $16.6 million during its Thanksgiving opening. Strange World reportedly had budget of $120-130 million.

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While Strange World is underperforming at the box office, it’s also not doing particularly well in terms of audience reception, either. The film is presently sitting at a 73 percent critic’s score on Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience score is much lower at 59 percent. The film also has a CinemaScore of B from opening day audiences, the first film from Disney Animation to not earn an A or A- by that metric.

What is Strange World About?

Disney describes the film as follows: “Walt Disney Animation Studios’ original action-packed adventure “Strange World” introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog, and a slew of ravenous creatures. The voice cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, a family man who finds himself out of his element on an unpredictable mission; Dennis Quaid as Searcher’s larger-than-life explorer father, Jaeger; Jaboukie Young-White as Searcher’s 16-year-old son, Ethan, who longs for adventure; Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, an accomplished pilot and Searcher’s partner in all things; and Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, Avalonia’s fearless leader who spearheads the exploration into the strange world. Helmed by Don Hall (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Raya and the Last Dragon“) and co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer “Raya and the Last Dragon“) and produced by Roy Conli (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Tangled“), “Strange World” releases November 23, 2022.”

Strange World’s voice cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, described as a family man who finds himself out of his element on an unpredictable mission; Dennis Quaid as Searcher’s larger-than-life explorer father, Jaeger; Jaboukie Young-White as Searcher’s 16-year-old son, Ethan, who longs for adventure; Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, an accomplished pilot and Searcher’s partner in all things; and Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, Avalonia’s fearless leader who spearheads the exploration into the strange world. 

Strange World is in theaters now.